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#6EC97A Color

#6EC97A is rgb(110, 201, 122) in RGB, hsl(128, 46%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 39%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6EC97A
HEX#6EC97A
RGBrgb(110, 201, 122)
HSLhsl(128, 46%, 61%)
HSVhsv(128, 45%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 39%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.142 146.9)
LABlab(73.88% -40.97 30.72)
LCHlch(73.88% 51.21 143.14)

What #6EC97A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6EC97A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.7Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.69Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.21Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.25Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.68Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#6EC97A Channel Values

How #6EC97A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 110 · G 201 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 46% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 45% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6EC97A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6EC97A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6EC97A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6EC97A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6EC97A
Complementary
#C96EBD
Analogous
#8FC96E
Analogous
#6EC9A8
Triadic
#7A6EC9
Triadic
#C97A6E
Split comp.
#A86EC9
Split comp.
#C96E8F

Tints & Shades of #6EC97A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#80D08B
#97D8A0
#A9DFB1
#BCE6C2
#CFEDD3
#E5F5E7

Shades

#50BE5F
#3EA84C
#338A3F
#27682F
#1C4A22
#112D14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6EC97A.

How #6EC97A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6EC97A
Protanopia#BDBD7B
Protanomaly#A4C27A
Deuteranopia#B2B27D
Deuteranomaly#9BBB7C
Tritanopia#7DC1C1
Tritanomaly#77C4A9
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6EC97A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6ec97a: #6EC97A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6EC97A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ec97a': '#6EC97A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.788, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_6ec97a">#6EC97A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6EC97A"

More Green Colors

#6EC97A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6EC97A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6EC97A?

#6EC97A is a light green — rgb(110, 201, 122) in RGB and hsl(128, 46%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #6EC97A?

#6EC97A is rgb(110, 201, 122) — red 110, green 201, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6EC97A?

#6EC97A converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 39%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6EC97A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6EC97A scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6EC97A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6EC97A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 12.21, which is visibly different.

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